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Restoration at Kew Gardens: the temperate house
Three shiftsvofb8 hours makes sense, so it is probably that
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024
The Mystery of Evil
The last sentence in your introduction declares that "I intend to work on a theological solution rather than a philosophical one."
What might a philosophical solution configure itself?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Carneddau Ridge: Wales' great ridge walk
The fourth sentence in the introductory paragraph advises us that "like all parts of Wales the weather has ranged between lovely sunshine and thick snow."
What kind of footwear -- boots? cross-country skis? -- does one need for a snow-covered ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
Restoration at Kew Gardens: the temperate house
Thank you!
Twenty-four-hour coverage here generally equates to three eight-hour shifts daily. The generally 40-hour week therefore figures five days weekly.
Is that what the Kew police force works?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Beauty and the Beast
The way in which lists are ordered always cause me to consider why this order, why not another.
My inclination generally favors alphabetical or reverse-alphabetical order as easiest remembered.
So may I ask if there might be an order to the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Please accept my apologies for possibly two sets of identical comments and questions within minutes of one another. The computer acted at the last minute as if I asked my question signed out already.
The first sentence to the 9th symbol, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Kanata Pony: The Breed That Disappeared
It is is pronounced ka-NA-ta. There is a town outside of Ottawa with the same name.
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
Horse Racing History: the Preakness Stakes
The Preakness was not held in those years due to financial issues at Pimlico. For the same reason, the race was moved to Morris Park in 1890, then cancelled altogether for three years. Then it moved to Brooklyn from 1894 to 1908, not returning ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
A Dog Buyer's Guide to Acronyms From AKC to UD
Prestige has nothing to do with it. Some breeds are recognized by only one or two of these registries. Canadian-bred dogs are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club. While AKC and CKC registered dogs generally can be registered with the UKC as ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
Kentucky Derby History: Upset Winners and Unexpected Losers
I think he did not get quality mares because his pedigree was not as popular as those of other stallions at that time. As well, he was at stud at King Ranch in Texas, not in Kentucky, where the best mares were sent for breeding. According to ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, adds an interesting component to house-dwelling Jack and his mother.
That hen becomes another legacy for the possible children and the possible grandchildren to come.
Do we have any idea anywhere in oral ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Beauty and the Beast
The 9th fact, Some fairy tales similar to Beauty and the Beast, associates The beauty and the beast with such fairy tales as:
East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Asbjornsen & Moe, Norway)
The Little Nut Twig (Bechstein, Germany)
The Maiden ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, gets equated with Jack's and his mother's aging cow for golden "wealth and success" even as the former apparently has no shelf life.
Is the difference that the cow is earthly and the hen is magical?
Might ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Carneddau Ridge: Wales' great ridge walk
I have not seen such profiles in the landscape..
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024
Restoration at Kew Gardens: the temperate house
No. Few British police officers routinely carry arms. Anti-terrorist officers and diplomatic and royal protection squad members carry them,as do police officers in Northern Ireland. There is twenty four hour coverage.
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024